Posts Tagged with "Russia"

May 23, 2013 - 9:15 pm UTC
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Syrian opposition scrambles to save credibility ahead of peace talks

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - The Syrian opposition in exile met on Thursday to decide whether to attend a peace conference that the United States and Russia see as a crucial path to ending two years of civil

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May 23, 2013 - 7:16 pm UTC
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Violence in Russia’s North Caucasus kills four

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Police killed two suspected Islamic militants on Thursday after one of them threw a grenade at a group of officers and two others died in a separate shootout in Russia's volatile No

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May 23, 2013 - 3:38 pm UTC
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Russian court denies parole for punk group – Fox News

The HinduRussian court denies parole for punk groupFox NewsMOSCOW – A Russian court denied parole on Thursday to a member of the Pussy Riot punk group. The ruling came despite letters that singers P

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May 23, 2013 - 2:04 pm UTC
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Father of man killed by FBI agents in Orlando, Fla., says his son was not capable … – Boston.com

ABC NewsFather of man killed by FBI agents in Orlando, Fla., says his son was not capable ...Boston.comJust days before he was shot and killed by an FBI agent during an interrogation in Orlando, Fla.,

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May 23, 2013 - 1:05 pm UTC
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Russia: Pussy Riot activist denied parole

A Russian court denied parole for Maria Alyokhina, a jailed member of the Pussy Riot punk band, state news agency Itar-Tass said Thursday.

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May 23, 2013 - 12:35 pm UTC
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Punk band member critical of Putin denied parole – CNN

Toronto StarPunk band member critical of Putin denied paroleCNN(CNN) -- A Russian court denied parole for Maria Alyokhina, a jailed member of the Pussy Riot punk band, state news agency Itar-Tass said

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May 23, 2013 - 9:47 am UTC
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Syrian Opposition Meets to Weigh Proposed Peace Talks – Voice of America

Indian ExpressSyrian Opposition Meets to Weigh Proposed Peace TalksVoice of AmericaThe main Syrian opposition coalition is meeting in Istanbul for three days of talks that will include its potential i

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May 23, 2013 - 5:45 am UTC
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No role for Assad post-conflict – Friends of Syria – euronews

euronewsNo role for Assad post-conflict - Friends of SyriaeuronewsThat is according to the participants of a meeting Jordan of the Friends of Syria, a group of Western nations trying to broker a peace

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